22 homes in Fairview, Collin County (appraisal neighborhood S11353), compared with their most similar neighbors.
60% of Harper Landing homes are valued above similar homes nearby
We compared each of 22 single-family homes with its most similar neighbors (same neighborhood and quality, similar size and age). 60% have a house value above the median of those homes: together, $873,057 of house value above them. Texas lets you protest a value that is above the median of comparable homes.
Link to this findingSource: Collin Central Appraisal District, 2026
10 Harper Landing homes look worth protesting in 2026
We rate 8 "Yes" and 2 "Maybe". If every one of them protested and got the reduction their comparables support, their owners could pay about $4,948 less in property tax a year.
Link to this findingSource: Collin Central Appraisal District, 2026
64% of Harper Landing homeowners protested in 2026, and 70% of decided protests got a reduction
Of 22 Harper Landing homeowners in our data, 14 protested their 2026 value; 7 of 10 decided protests lowered it, typically by $325,747 (7.1% of the value).
Link to this findingSource: Collin Central Appraisal District, 2026
Harper Landing homeowners who protested on their own got bigger reductions than those who hired an agent: $342,318 vs. $129,729
The typical winning protest cut the value by 7.5% on your own vs. 3.4% with an agent.
On your own
$342,318
typical value cut among wins (7.5%)
- Decided protests won
- 75%
- Cost
- $0–50
- Off the yearly tax bill
- about $5,443, all yours
With a paid agent
$129,729
typical value cut among wins (3.4%)
- Decided protests won
- 67%
- Cost
- 25–40% of the tax saved
- Off the yearly tax bill
- about $2,063, minus $516–$825 to the agent
Source: the Collin Central Appraisal District, 2026 protests. Tax figures at a typical 1.6% effective tax rate. Agent or do it yourself? · Methodology
An agent keeps 25–40% of what you save. Doing it yourself costs $0–50.
At a typical 1.6% tax rate, the typical win on your own takes about $5,443 a year off the tax bill, and you keep all of it. The typical agent win takes off about $2,063, and the agent keeps about $516–$825 of that. Filing is free, online or by mail, and there's no agent contract to renew or cancel each year.
Link to this findingSource: Collin Central Appraisal District, 2026
3 Harper Landing homes valued above similar homes weren't protested
Their house values were above the median of the most similar neighbors, the comparison Texas law allows a protest on, but their owners didn't protest in 2026.
Link to this findingSource: Collin Central Appraisal District, 2026
The typical Harper Landing home's value rose 28.2% this year
Median change in appraised market value from last year.
Link to this findingSource: Collin Central Appraisal District, 2026
The typical Harper Landing home pays about $57,540 a year in property tax
Our estimate from 2026 published tax rates and each home's exemptions: 1.6% of market value.
Link to this findingSource: Collin Central Appraisal District, 2026
23% of Harper Landing homes have no homestead exemption on file
Usually a rental or second home. If it's your own home, a homestead exemption takes $140,000 off its school taxable value and caps yearly increases in taxable value at 10%; you apply with your appraisal district (Form 50-114).
Link to this findingSource: Collin Central Appraisal District, 2026
Based on 2026 appraisal values and protest outcomes from the Collin Central Appraisal District. Estimates, not promises: every protest is decided on its own evidence.